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...other third party to select one or more persons to serve as the conciliator or conciliators who shall assist the parties in an independent and impartial manner in their attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute.

...The conciliator or conciliators shall be guided by principles of objectivity, fairness, and justice, giving consideration to, among other things, the rights and obligations of the parties, the usages of the trade concerned, and the circumstances surrounding the dispute, including any previous practices between the parties.

...ules of Evidence, and the Ohio rules of court shall not apply to conciliation proceedings brought under this chapter.

...The parties may appear in person or be represented or assisted by any person of their choice. A person assisting or representing a party need not be an attorney or licensed to practice law in this state.

...At any time during the proceedings, the conciliator or conciliators may prepare a draft conciliation settlement that may include the assessment and apportionment of costs between the parties, and send copies to the parties, specifying the time within which they must signify their approval.

...No party is required to accept any settlement proposed by the conciliator or conciliators.

...s section, the arbitral tribunal or the court shall make any order that it considers to be appropriate to deal with the matter, including orders restricting the introduction of evidence, or dismissing the case without prejudice. (C) Unless the document provides otherwise, no document prepared for the purpose of, in the course of, or pursuant to the conciliation or any copy of it, is admissible in evidence, and discl...

...The agreement of the parties to submit a dispute to conciliation shall be deemed an agreement between or among those parties to stay all judicial or arbitral proceedings from the commencement of conciliation until the termination of conciliation proceedings.

...All applicable limitation periods including periods of prescription shall be tolled or extended upon the commencement of conciliation proceedings to conciliate a dispute under this chapter, and all limitation periods shall remain tolled and periods of prescription extended as to all parties to the conciliation proceedings until the tenth day following the termination of the proceedings. For purposes of this chapter, ...

...The conciliation proceedings may be terminated as to all parties by any of the following at the time specified: (A) A written declaration of the conciliator or conciliators, after consultation with the parties, to the effect that further efforts at conciliation no longer are justified, on the date of the declaration; (B) A written declaration of the parties addressed to the conciliator or conciliators to the effect...

...The conciliation proceedings may be terminated as to particular parties by a written declaration of a party to the other party and the conciliator or conciliators, if appointed, to the effect that the conciliation proceedings are terminated as to that particular party, on the date of the declaration or by the signing of a settlement agreement by some of the parties, on the date of the agreement.

...No person who has served as conciliator may be appointed as an arbitrator for, or take part in any arbitral or judicial proceedings in, the same dispute, unless all parties manifest their consent to the participation or the rules adopted for conciliation or arbitration otherwise provide.

...By submitting to conciliation, no party shall be deemed to have waived any rights or remedies that the party would have had if conciliation had not been initiated, other than those set forth in any settlement agreement that results from the conciliation.

...If the conciliation succeeds in settling the dispute, and the result of the conciliation is reduced to writing and signed by the conciliator or conciliators and the parties or their representatives, the written agreement shall be treated as an arbitral award rendered by an arbitral tribunal duly constituted in and pursuant to the laws of this state, and shall have the same force and effect as a final award in arbitra...

...nt of the parties; (E) The cost of any court.

...ies as a conciliator in any proceedings subject to this chapter.

...as a consent to the jurisdiction of any court in this state if conciliation fails.

...If, in any arbitral, judicial, or other official proceeding within or without this state, it becomes necessary to classify any provision of this chapter as substantive or procedural within the meanings of those terms in the conflict of laws, all provisions of this chapter relating to the obligation of the parties to arbitrate, to the conduct of arbitral proceedings, and to the validity of arbitral awards shall be cla...

...In a civil action, a defendant can be arrested before judgment only in the manner prescribed by sections 2713.01 to 2713.29, inclusive, of the Revised Code. This section does not apply to proceedings for contempt, nor to actions prosecuted or judgments obtained in the name of the state to recover fines or penalties.

...ndant shall be made by the clerk of the court in which the action is brought, when there is filed in his office an affidavit of the plaintiff, his authorized agent or attorney, made before a judge or clerk of any court of the state, stating the nature of the plaintiff's claim, that it is just, the amount of it as nearly as may be, and establishing one or more of the following particulars: (A) That the defendant has...

...shall not be issued by the clerk of the court until there is executed, by sufficient sureties of the plaintiff, a bond to the effect that the plaintiff will pay to the defendant all damages, not exceeding double the amount of the plaintiff's claim stated in the affidavit, which he may sustain by reason of the arrest if the order proves to have been wrongfully obtained.

...The order of arrest provided for by section 2713.02 of the Revised Code may be made to accompany the summons or at any time afterward before judgment.

...t specify the names of the parties, the court in which the action is brought, the amount of the plaintiff's claim stated in the affidavit, and require the sheriff to arrest the defendant, hold him in bail in double that sum, and to make return thereof on a day to be named therein, with the bond of the bail, if any is given.

...The return day of the order of arrest provided for by section 2713.02 of the Revised Code, when it is issued at the commencement of a suit, shall be the same as that of the summons. When issued afterward, it shall be fifteen days after its date.

...The sheriff shall execute the order of arrest mentioned in section 2713.02 of the Revised Code by arresting the defendant, and delivering to him a copy thereof and of the affidavit. If the defendant cannot be found before the return day, the plaintiff may have further orders without other affidavits or bond until the defendant is arrested. An order of arrest shall not be issued to any other than the county in which t...